Join Jim and me as we walk into and around Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, discussing the Lodge’s inspiration, the process of building it, and how it all turned out. We also stop by the Wilderness Lodge Villas, where Jim explains that DVC resort’s backstory as housing for the workers who were constructing the Wilderness Lodge. This episode was recorded on location earlier this month at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge.

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I knew about the 2nd floor fireplaces! The other person who walks past that area (besides lost guests and exhausted TouringPlans researchers) is the parent of a small child who Will Not Settle Down And Sleep when they’re away from home. I spent probably 45 minutes pushing a stroller, walking from one side of the u-shaped corridors to the other (passing through this cute little area on my way), waiting for my 10-month daughter to relax enough to Fall Asleep, Dangit!

The tiny window down into (I think) Artist’s Point on the corner at the end of one of the hallways was interesting, too. Random! Cute!